Why government reorganization deserves a 'yes' vote

8:07 PM,
Oct. 5, 2012

Written by

James Gooden

Indiana was admitted as a state in 1816. Delaware County was chartered on April 1, 1827, and the "board of commissioners" selected Muncie, over Granville and other site options, as the "seat of justice" on June 11.

And so it was when great-great-great grandfather Robert Heath joined his brother Ralph in 1828-30 when they came with their families from North Carolina to settle in Indiana. As expected, they found primitive trails and uncleared land. News and other communication were obtained by word-of-mouth or unreliable and difficult to access mail delivery. Minimal government was ...